# List of Texas Longhorns starting quarterbacks

This is a list of the starting quarterbacks for the Texas Longhorns football teams since 1944. They are listed in order of the first game each player started for the Longhorns that season. A player is credited with a win if he started the game and the team won that game, no matter if the player was injured or permanently removed after the first play.

## Starting Quarterbacks by Year

| Season | Quarterback | # of Starts | Record as Starter |
| 1944 | Bobby Layne | 8 | 5–3 |
| 1944 | Zeke Martin | 1 | 0–1 |
| 1945 | Bobby Layne | 5 | 5–0 |
| 1945 | Jack Halfpenny | 6 | 5–1 |
| 1946 | Bobby Layne | 10 | 8–2 |
| 1947 | Bobby Layne | 11 | 10–1 |
| 1948 | Paul Campbell | 11 | 7–3–1 |
| 1949 | Paul Campbell | 10 | 6–4 |
| 1950 | Ben Tompkins | 11 | 9–2 |
| 1951 | James T Jones | 6 | 5–1 |
| 1951 | Dan Page | 4 | 2–2 |
| 1952 | James T Jones | 11 | 9–2 |
| 1953 | Bunny Andrews | 4 | 2–2 |
| 1953 | Charles Brewer | 6 | 5–1 |
| 1954 | Charles Brewer | 10 | 4–5–1 |
| 1955 | Walter Fondren | 2 | 1–1 |
| 1955 | Joe Clements | 8 | 4–4 |
| 1956 | Joe Clements | 10 | 1–9 |
| 1957 | Walter Fondren | 11 | 6–4–1 |
| 1958 | Bobby Lackey | 10 | 7–3 |
| 1959 | Bobby Lackey | 11 | 9–2 |
| 1960 | Mike Cotten | 11 | 7–3–1 |
| 1961 | Mike Cotten | 11 | 10–1 |
| 1962 | Johnny Genung | 7 | 5–1–1 |
| 1962 | Duke Carlisle | 1 | 1–0 |
| 1962 | Tommy Wade | 3 | 3–0 |
| 1963 | Duke Carlisle | 11 | 11–0 |
| 1964 | Marvin Kristynik | 10 | 9–1 |
| 1964 | Jim Hudson | 1 | 1–0 |
| 1965 | Marvin Kristynik | 10 | 6–4 |
| 1966 | Bill Bradley | 10 | 7–3 |
| 1966 | Andy White | 1 | 0–1 |
| 1967 | Bill Bradley | 10 | 6–4 |
| 1968 | Bill Bradley | 2 | 0–1–1 |
| 1968 | James Street | 9 | 9–0 |
| 1969 | James Street | 11 | 11–0 |
| 1970 | Eddie Phillips | 11 | 10–1 |
| 1971 | Eddie Phillips | 5 | 4–1 |
| 1971 | Donnie Wigginton | 6 | 4–2 |
| 1972 | Alan Lowry | 11 | 10–1 |
| 1973 | Marty Akins | 11 | 8–3 |
| 1974 | Marty Akins | 11 | 7–4 |
| 1974 | Mike Presley | 1 | 1–0 |
| 1975 | Marty Akins | 12 | 10–2 |
| 1976 | Mike Cordaro | 6 | 3–2–1 |
| 1976 | Ted Constanzo | 1 | 0–1 |
| 1976 | Mark McBath | 4 | 2–2 |
| 1977 | Mark McBath | 4 | 4–0 |
| 1977 | Randy McEachern | 6 | 5–1 |
| 1977 | Sam Ansley | 2 | 2–0 |
| 1978 | Mark McBath | 2 | 2–0 |
| 1978 | Randy McEachern | 9 | 6–3 |
| 1978 | Donnie Little | 1 | 1–0 |
| 1979 | Donnie Little | 9 | 8–1 |
| 1979 | Rick McIvor | 3 | 1–2 |
| 1980 | Donnie Little | 10 | 6–4 |
| 1980 | Rick McIvor | 2 | 1–1 |
| 1981 | Rick McIvor | 8 | 6–1–1 |
| 1981 | Robert Brewer | 4 | 4–0 |
| 1982 | Robert Brewer | 11 | 9–2 |
| 1982 | Todd Dodge | 1 | 0–1 |
| 1983 | Rick McIvor | 1 | 0–1 |
| 1983 | Todd Dodge | 2 | 2–0 |
| 1983 | Rob Moerschell | 9 | 9–0 |
| 1984 | Todd Dodge | 12 | 7–4–1 |
| 1985 | Bret Stafford | 12 | 8–4 |
| 1986 | Bret Stafford | 11 | 5–6 |
| 1987 | Bret Stafford | 11 | 6–5 |
| 1987 | Shannon Kelley | 1 | 1–0 |
| 1988 | Shannon Kelley | 6 | 3–3 |
| 1988 | Mark Murdock | 5 | 1–4 |
| 1989 | Mark Murdock | 3 | 1–2 |
| 1989 | Peter Gardere | 7 | 4–3 |
| 1989 | Donovan Forbes | 1 | 0–1 |
| 1990 | Peter Gardere | 12 | 10–2 |
| 1991 | Peter Gardere | 11 | 5–6 |
| 1992 | Peter Gardere | 11 | 6–5 |
| 1993 | Shea Morenz | 11 | 5–5–1 |
| 1994 | Shea Morenz | 8 | 4–4 |
| 1994 | James Brown | 4 | 4–0 |
| 1995 | James Brown | 12 | 9–2–1 |
| 1995 | Richard Walton | 1 | 1–0 |
| 1996 | James Brown | 13 | 8–5 |
| 1997 | James Brown | 10 | 4–6 |
| 1997 | Richard Walton | 1 | 0–1 |
| 1998 | Richard Walton | 2 | 1–1 |
| 1998 | Major Applewhite | 10 | 8–2 |
| 1999 | Major Applewhite | 13 | 9–4 |
| 1999 | Chris Simms | 1 | 0–1 |
| 2000 | Major Applewhite | 6 | 4–2 |
| 2000 | Chris Simms | 6 | 5–1 |
| 2001 | Major Applewhite | 1 | 1–0 |
| 2001 | Chris Simms | 12 | 10–2 |
| 2002 | Chris Simms | 13 | 11–2 |
| 2003 | Chance Mock | 6 | 4–2 |
| 2003 | Vince Young | 7 | 6–1 |
| 2004 | Vince Young | 12 | 11–1 |
| 2005 | Vince Young | 13 | 13–0 |
| 2006 | Colt McCoy | 13 | 10–3 |
| 2007 | Colt McCoy | 13 | 10–3 |
| 2008 | Colt McCoy | 13 | 12–1 |
| 2009 | Colt McCoy | 14 | 13–1 |
| 2010 | Garrett Gilbert | 12 | 5–7 |
| 2011 | Garrett Gilbert | 2 | 2–0 |
| 2011 | Case McCoy | 5 | 3–2 |
| 2011 | David Ash | 6 | 3–3 |
| 2012 | Case McCoy | 1 | 0–1 |
| 2012 | David Ash | 12 | 9–3 |
| 2013 | Case McCoy | 10 | 6–4 |
| 2013 | David Ash | 3 | 2–1 |
| 2014 | David Ash | 1 | 1–0 |
| 2014 | Tyrone Swoopes | 12 | 5–7 |
| 2015 | Tyrone Swoopes | 2 | 1–1 |
| 2015 | Jerrod Heard | 10 | 4–6 |
| 2016 | Shane Buechele | 12 | 5–7 |
| 2017 | Shane Buechele | 7 | 5–2 |
| 2017 | Sam Ehlinger | 6 | 2–4 |
| 2018 | Sam Ehlinger | 14 | 10–4 |
| 2019 | Sam Ehlinger | 13 | 8–5 |
| 2020 | Sam Ehlinger | 10 | 7–3 |
| 2021 | Hudson Card | 2 | 1–1 |
| 2021 | Casey Thompson | 10 | 4–6 |
| 2022 | Quinn Ewers | 10 | 6–4 |
| 2022 | Hudson Card | 3 | 2–1 |
| 2023 | Quinn Ewers | 12 | 10–2 |
| 2023 | Maalik Murphy | 2 | 2–0 |
| 2024 | Quinn Ewers | 14 | 11–3 |
| 2024 | Arch Manning | 2 | 2–0 |

## Career Record

| Quarterback | Games Started | Wins | Losses | Ties | Win % | Seasons as Starter |
| Colt McCoy | 53 | 45 | 8 | 0 | .849 | 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009 |
| Vince Young | 32 | 30 | 2 | 0 | .938 | 2003, 2004, 2005 |
| Bobby Layne | 34 | 28 | 6 | 0 | .824 | 1944, 1945, 1946, 1947 |
| Quinn Ewers | 35 | 27 | 9 | 0 | .750 | 2022, 2023, 2024 |
| Sam Ehlinger | 43 | 27 | 16 | 0 | .628 | 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020 |
| Chris Simms | 32 | 26 | 6 | 0 | .813 | 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002 |
| Marty Akins | 34 | 25 | 9 | 0 | .735 | 1973, 1974, 1975 |
| James Brown | 39 | 25 | 13 | 1 | .654 | 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997 |
| Peter Gardere | 41 | 25 | 16 | 0 | .610 | 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992 |
| Major Applewhite | 30 | 22 | 8 | 0 | .733 | 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001 |
| James Street | 20 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1968, 1969 |
| Bret Stafford | 34 | 19 | 15 | 0 | .559 | 1985, 1986, 1987 |
| Mike Cotten | 22 | 17 | 4 | 1 | .795 | 1960, 1961 |
| Bobby Lackey | 21 | 16 | 5 | 0 | .762 | 1958, 1959 |
| Marvin Kristynik | 20 | 15 | 5 | 0 | .750 | 1964, 1965 |
| Donnie Little | 20 | 15 | 5 | 0 | .750 | 1978, 1979, 1980 |
| David Ash | 22 | 15 | 7 | 0 | .682 | 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014 |
| Eddie Phillips | 16 | 14 | 2 | 0 | .875 | 1970, 1971 |
| James T Jones | 17 | 14 | 3 | 0 | .824 | 1951, 1952 |
| Robert Brewer | 15 | 13 | 2 | 0 | .867 | 1981, 1982 |
| Paul Campbell | 21 | 13 | 7 | 1 | .643 | 1948, 1949 |
| Bill Bradley | 22 | 13 | 8 | 1 | .614 | 1966, 1967, 1968 |
| Duke Carlisle | 12 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1962, 1963 |
| Randy McEachern | 15 | 11 | 4 | 0 | .733 | 1977, 1978 |
| Alan Lowry | 11 | 10 | 1 | 0 | .909 | 1972 |
| Shane Buechele | 19 | 10 | 9 | 0 | .526 | 2016, 2017 |
| Rob Moerschell | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1983 |
| Ben Tompkins | 11 | 9 | 2 | 0 | .818 | 1950 |
| Todd Dodge | 15 | 9 | 5 | 1 | .633 | 1982, 1983, 1984 |
| Charles Brewer | 16 | 9 | 6 | 1 | .594 | 1953, 1954 |
| Case McCoy | 16 | 9 | 7 | 0 | .563 | 2011, 2012, 2013 |
| Shea Morenz | 19 | 9 | 9 | 1 | .500 | 1993, 1994 |
| Mark McBath | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | .800 | 1976, 1977, 1978 |
| Rick McIvor | 14 | 8 | 5 | 1 | .607 | 1979, 1980, 1981, 1983 |
| Walter Fondren | 13 | 7 | 5 | 1 | .577 | 1955, 1957 |
| Garrett Gilbert | 14 | 7 | 7 | 0 | .500 | 2010, 2011 |
| Tyrone Swoopes | 14 | 6 | 8 | 0 | .429 | 2014, 2015 |
| Jack Halfpenny | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | .833 | 1945 |
| Johnny Genung | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | .786 | 1962 |
| Joe Clements | 18 | 5 | 13 | 0 | .278 | 1955, 1956 |
| Donnie Wigginton | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | .667 | 1971 |
| Chance Mock | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | .667 | 2003 |
| Shannon Kelley | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | .571 | 1987, 1988 |
| Jerrod Heard | 10 | 4 | 6 | 0 | .400 | 2015 |
| Casey Thompson | 10 | 4 | 6 | 0 | .400 | 2021 |
| Tommy Wade | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1962 |
| Hudson Card | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | .600 | 2021, 2022 |
| Mike Cordaro | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | .583 | 1976 |
| Sam Ansley | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1977 |
| Maalik Murphy | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2023 |
| Arch Manning | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2024 |
| Dan Page | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | .500 | 1951 |
| Bunny Andrews | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | .500 | 1953 |
| Richard Walton | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | .500 | 1995, 1997, 1998 |
| Mark Murdock | 8 | 2 | 6 | 0 | .250 | 1988, 1989 |
| Jim Hudson | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1964 |
| Mike Presley | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1974 |
| Zeke Martin | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 1944 |
| Andy White | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 1966 |
| Ted Constanzo | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 1976 |
| Donovan Forbes | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 1989 |